Hardship In Black and White

Artist: ApeArt
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Hardship In Black and White

This is my original picture “Hardship” made into black and white. On the way to see the mountain gorillas in Rwanda we came across families working on the land. This young girl was helping her family collect drinking water from a standpipe. The people earned 1 USDollar a day here.

Hardship In Black and White belongs to the following groups:

African Art and Writings, Kairos - Capturing the Decisive Moment and Street Photography and Photojournalism

hilarydougill, 8 months ago

Beautiful b/w photograph. lovely subject
ApeArt, 8 months ago

thank you Hilary, now it’s great cos I have joined two more groups specializing in black and white
Caroline Bland, 8 months ago

This has real impact – her direct gaze makes this a terrifically moving image. I did at first wonder if it might be improved by boosting the contrast a little, but I felt the way you have presented it really focuses your attention on her face without distraction so I love it as it is.
ApeArt, 8 months ago

thanks Caroline for your kind and constructive comments
judymin, 8 months ago

Amazing photo, her expression shows extreme fatigue she looks so sad.
ApeArt, 8 months ago

thanks judymin, and yes she does
PeterBland, 8 months ago

I entirely agree with my wife’s comments – a super & moving photograph. In my usual way of presenting photographs I would boost contrast, bring out the eyes, darken the background etc. but here, the photograph does not really need that sort of manipulation to increase it’s impact – it’s already there in the girls eyes and to make all but minor adjustments would somehow seem dishonest in this instance.
ApeArt, 8 months ago

thanks peter. I am new to any sort of manipulation. This is my first result today, my very first! I will experiment with contrasts, etc, but I think you can do too much sometimes. Thanks for the comments
Sharon Wormleaton, 8 months ago

Great work. Looks good in black and white but I still think you can’t beat the original colour one. It is definitely a photo that tells a story in either colour or black and white
Judith Oppenhe..., 8 months ago

You’ve done her justice with this image, conveying her beauty, her dignity, and her weariness. Children should not be so old before their time.
m. nelson, 8 months ago

fantastic shot…truely tells a story
ApeArt in reply to m. nelson’s comment, 8 months ago

thanks
ApeArt in reply to Sharon Wormleaton’s comment, 8 months ago

thanks sharon, glad you like both
ApeArt in reply to Judith Oppenheimer’s comment, 8 months ago

thank you
Sean Farragher, 8 months ago

great shot
ApeArt in reply to Sean Farragher’s comment, 8 months ago

thank you